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Sample Blog Descriptionen-usThe Dark Crystal: The Awakening is an Homage to the Brilliance of the Originalhttps://nocable.org/news/the-dark-crystal-the-awakening-is-an-homage-to-the-brilliance-of-the-original

The new Netflix series is a beautiful homage to Jim Henson’s movie, The Dark Crystal. The ten-episode fantasy series is a prequel to the iconic 1982 film that Henson considered one of his biggest successes. The reboot has a complex storyline but continues the same themes of climate change and genocide from the original.

Catch the original movie

It’s not a requirement to watch the film before the series, but Netflix makes it easy. Both the original and the prequel are available to stream on Netflix. Whether you watch the film before or after, you’ll appreciate the continuity and how the stories connect. Producers display an obvious reverence for Henson’s genius and his vision of the Thral universe.

The universe

The crystal contains a powerful life force being drained by dark forces. The story introduces viewers to the Gelflings - residents of the three main clans in the universe...

Viewers will see a new offering on the Roku Channel this week. The newly added fubo Sports Network covers sporting events live with talk shows and includes sports-related entertainment. The fubo Sports Network is a product of the sports-focused streaming service, fuboTV. The new channel is the first external channel that the streaming service designed for distribution outside of the fuboTV platform.

fubo Sports Network from fuboTV

Don’t confuse the new channel with fuboTV’s streaming service that has more than 100 live TV channels showing thousands of on-demand titles. The namesake streaming service is a skinny bundle that provides a full suite of channels for $54.99/month.

Sports fans will love the new fubo Sports Network. It’s a standalone live TV channel available on the Roku Channel featuring the first fuboTV content made specifically for another platform. Viewers can enjoy original programming,...

Chrissy Teigen demonstrates her wit and savvy in every deal she makes. In May, she announced a two-year deal with Hulu that includes co-hosting a new show called Family Style with David Chang, and some new cooking shows.

On Tuesday of this week, Teigen sweetened the deal for her fans with another groundbreaking announcement. She posted a photo on Instagram of a sponsorship contract with Hulu, marked up in red to indicate she negotiated a serious discount with the streaming service. The caption read, “I can’t wait for you guys to see what I’m working on with @hulu. You guys will love it...especially the part where I convinced them to give you all Hulu for half off for six months. Seriously."

The deal details

Go to Hulu.com/Chrissy to get a 50% discount on the ad-supported subscription for $2.99 per month for six months. After the low introductory rate, the rate...

Anker’s portable projector lets you watch movies or play a video game in a theater that goes everywhere with you. The Nebula Capsule is the size of a can of soda, has a built-in battery, and can project a 100-inch picture. It packs quite a punch for a device that fits in your hand, with four hours of video playtime and 30 hours when used as a Bluetooth speaker. The Nebula Capsule isn’t as bright as a full-size home projector, but at $299, it’s not as expensive either.

The Big Picture

The compact design and portability are the most compelling features in the tiny device. Built on an Android platform with smart TV features, the handy device runs streaming and media apps flawlessly....

Millions of consumers have shed their cable subscription in the past ten years. The most often cited reason is saving money, but after years of abusing a virtual monopoly, you might find yourself overjoyed to leave cable behind. If you haven’t pulled the plug yet, here are some compelling reasons to give it a try.

Walk away from poor customer service

For years, the cable companies took advantage of the lack of competition faced in most markets. Without any constraints, the companies understaffed call centers, parked cancellation callers in a forced hold, missed appointments, and offered pricing schemes and packages that forced subscribers to pay for channels they didn’t watch.

Some markets had other options, but not enough choice to impact the level of customer service. Expecting poor service from the cable company became part of popular culture, with recurring jokes about missed appointments.

Netflix forever changed the way we watch TV. There are premieres throughout the year and seasons don’t all start in the fall, especially on streaming services. The major broadcast networks stick to a traditional schedule, though, which means there are exciting new shows launching soon.
There are a few that I’m particularly excited to see this fall. I’ve already started Pennyworth, and I’m looking forward to Nancy Drew and The Mandalorian. It should be an exciting fall of new programming – buckle up and set your DVR to record!

PENNYWORTH premieres July 28 on Epix

Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler Alfred Pennyworth began his career working security for Thomas Wayne. Set in the 1960s, the story isn’t really a spinoff or prequel to Gotham, but focuses instead on Pennyworth’s backstory.

NANCY DREW premieres Oct. 9 on The CW

In the spirit of Riverdale and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the...

Imagine a world where corporate greed surpasses all other motivations and celebrities are unaccountable. In a not so subtle statement on culture, the comic book turned television series takes potshots at every part of society. The premise of the show is a bit of a twist - what happens when superheroes are bad and regular people are good? Taking it a bit further, are good and bad always opposites?

It’s not the first story with superheroes turned bad, but the series is delivered with the haunting nuance of a great American novel. Without sharing any spoilers, the series explores whether good and bad are always opposites and how quickly naivete is destroyed when confronted with the truth.

Superheroes and superb people

Karl Urban and Jack Quaid team up with their squad of boys to expose the truth about superheroes and their corporate backers after suffering similar personal losses. As the...

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streaming,original content,amazon primehttps://nocable.org/news/the-boys-on-amazon-prime-is-amazing-in-every-wayFri, 16 Aug 2019 10:29:00 -0400Bypass the Drama of Service Blackouts and Get an Antennahttps://nocable.org/news/bypass-the-drama-of-service-blackouts-and-get-an-antenna

The number of blackouts on cable and satellite in 2019 doubled from a few years ago, with more than 200 instances of viewers being unable to access local broadcast channels on their pay TV service. As of last week, AT&T dropped 14 CBS-owned stations off of the company’s satellite, internet, and cable TV services and is also in a standoff with Nexstar. Dish Network is fighting over carrying regional sports networks.

It comes down to money

Although broadcast TV networks are available for free over the air with an antenna, selling the retransmission rights is big business. Broadcasters charged cable and satellite TV companies approximately $10.1 billion in 2018. Pay TV services pass this cost along to consumers as "broadcast TV" fees above and beyond the advertised price of service.

As local broadcasters struggle to adjust to the streaming ecosystem, they’re demanding a bigger cut of the “broadcast TV” profits....

Diehard NFL fans who want to watch their favorite teams have a few options to stream the games live this season. Cordcutters are in luck because multiple networks have full coverage. The games for the 2019 season air on NBC, ESPN, CBS, FOX, and the NFL Network as well as on nfl.com and the NFL app.

It takes a lot of channels to access as many games as possible. FOX carries the Sunday NFC games split by geographic area, while CBS carries the AFC games. Sunday Night Football is on NBC and Monday Night Football is on ESPN. Thursday Night Football appears on FOX for 11 out of 13 games and is simulcast on NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video as well as digital properties across devices on Twitch, NFL, FOX, and FOX Deportes.

Viewers can also catch at least one game live, determined by your location. Live and...

Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale is a huge shopping event created by the world’s largest retailer. Due to the huge variety of products and services offered, Amazon has the unprecedented ability to declare two random days in July as significant as Black Friday. The company discounts millions of items, but electronics like Kindle devices, Alexa-compatible devices, Fire TVs and more are the real draw for consumers.